Quipus Recounted in the Chronicles and the Studies to Decipher them

Cinzia Florio

Chapter Chapter 2 in The Mathematical Enigma of Guamán Poma’s Yupana, 2025, pp 5-15 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter illustrates the quipu as seen in colonial sources, shows the history of the decipherment of the numerical quipu, and introduces a doubt about the number system as deciphered by Locke.

Keywords: Quipu; Numerical quipu; Decipherment; Chronicles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-92662-4_2

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